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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
The Thistle and Volunteer.

The much talked ofrace between
these two yachts was determined on
Friday last when race of 20 miles
to windward and back was sailed on
the outside. The>win was blowing
half gale part of the time, and the
sea rough. The American yacht,
Volunteer, beat the Scotch yacht,
Thistle with ease, crossing the home
line nearly IL minutes or two miles
ahead of the Thistle. The English
yacht men give it up and acknow-
ledge that their crack boat the fast
est ever built on the Clyde. was fair.
ly beaten. and the Americas cup
stays on this side of the water. The
English threaten to build another
boat and try again next year. e
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
National Farmers Alliance.

The National Farmers Alliance
began its seventh annual convention
at Minneapolis ON Tuesday last, with
fifty delegates present from Illinois
Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Dakota. Secretary Milton
George, of Illinois. reports thous'
and more alliances added since the
last session, and that there are 6OO,'
900 members in all. The Southern
Alliance had been invited to send
delegates and move for consolidation
of The two. Tae National Alliance
is organized in the states above men
toned, and, besides, in Kansas
Michigan, Idaho, Missouri, Arkansas
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
Washington Territory, Pennsylvania
Ohio and Texas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
Sales of Personal PROPERTY.

j. G. Hindman, auctioneer, sold or
Wednesday last for E. Gal!aher
three cows. ore coming in profit, fol
$161.5O. a calf 10 weeks old for $l2
sboats for $l6.75 each, SOW and 1C
pigs two weeks old 1925. The
household goods sold at correspond.
ingly high figures.
On Saturday last at Rising Sun the
same auctioneer sold eleven dry
cows for T. W. Rowland, for prices
ranging from SIS to $33 each.
On Friday, Oct. IA, he will sell
farm stock and other personal prop.
erty for Jno. A. Nesbitt, near Vim
egar Hill.
David Bentz of lakewood, Eighth
district will dispose of at public sale
on the Goth, Jersey heifers, dairy
cows, oxen, a number of horses, etc.
S ee adv. in this paper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07

and told the family that he was dead
He was warm when the discovery
was made that life was extinct. Mrs
Cummings got up at 5 O'Clock leav.
ing her husband sleeping she sup
posed.
DR.. Roman pronounced fatty de-
generation of the heart the imme
diate cause of death.
Squire Cummings had been Jus
tice of the Peace in Shis county As
years, and had on his docket case
set for trial every day this week
The funeral was ON Thursday and
the remains were inferred in Little
Britain Presbyterian Cemetery The
deceased was IS years of age.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
A Daring Attempt at Bank Robbery

A Daring Attempt at Bank Robbery
A gang of bank burglars attempted
to rob The Farmers Bank at New
Castle, Del. on Friday morning
They entered the cashiers sleeping
apartments, and finding VIM, J..
Black, visitor in the family of Rob.
ert G. Cooper, the cashier, they Sc
curely bound his legs together and
muffled him in the bed clothes, sup
posing they had tied the cashier.
They then tried the door of the room
where one of Mr.. Cooper's daught-
ers was sleeping, but the door being
locked, the effort to force it walked
the young lady who met the robbers
and screamed. The noise reused
the cashier and he appeared in the
passage, where one of the burglars
covered him with a revolver ordering
him at the same time not to speak.
At that instant the cashier fired, the
ball it is supposed striking the burg
lar in the mouth. The man fell, but
fired his pistol wildly. His compan-
ions picked up the wounded man
and carried him off. Blood was
found on the floor and traces to the
river bank. A piece of flesh which
resembled part of his tongue was
found. The probability is that the
burglar was mortally wounded, and
that the party made their escape by
a boat. In their retreat they fred a
shot into the bed where they had
bound Mr.. Black but without injur-
ing him. A complete kit of bank
robbers tools including dynamite,
powder and fuse were abandoned in
their hasty retreat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
The Fair.

The Elkton Fair this season is
one of the best in every respect and
we believe the very best, that has
ever been held in the county. There
was large exhibit of stock of all
kinds, especially of Jersey and Guern
sey cattle. We were pleased to see
so many fine Holsteins, and were not
little gratified to find first prize
card tackled up on the stall of Thorn
as Stephens fine Holstein bull. Mr..
Stephens also received first premium
on two-year old grade Jersey COW !;
also second premium on two year old
Holstein bull calf; first and second
premiums on lot of pigs under six
months old Two second premiums
on boar and SOW over one year old,
and first premium on farm horses.
The hogs were all of the Chester
white breed. Mr.. Stephens resides
near Calvert IN this county.
William Clifford of the same neigh
borhood received second premium on
Hambletonian FLY 2 years old, and
sold the colt on the ground.
w. Il. b r. Robertson received
first prize on his 2.year old HANDLE
tonian fllly.
There were other parties residing
ir that part of the county who cap
tuced prizes which we did not get an
account of.
UWe keep on hand full line Of
Magistrates Blanks. Orders by mail
filed at short notice from the MID
LAND office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
End of Court,

The circuit court of this county
adjourned last Friday. The only
case of interest after the close of our
published proceedings of last week,
was the disagreement of the jury in
the case of Harry Confer. keeper of
an Elkton Hotel. After being up till
near the adjournment of court they
reported disagreement, ten being for
conviction and two for acquittal.
We happened in the court room when
the first witness was being cross ex.
amined till the case was given to the
jury. The evidence was as clear as
MONDAY that the prisoner had vic.
lated the prohibition law by selling
lager beer, but the States lawyers
failed to expose Mr.. Constable's
sophistry and misleading arguments
which were very skillful, but should
not have misled any clear headed
man. The jury were discharged and
the Court ordered that another jury
be at once sworn to try the case
anew. To this order the counsel for
Confer took exception, and filed q
special plea that the jury had been
discharged without giving the men,
bers time to agree, and objecting to
the placing OF their client in jeopardy
again. The Court overruled the
plea and ordered the trial to proceed
The defense took exception to the
ruling, and the case will now 90 to
the Court of Appeals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
The Presidents Speeches.


Tie Americans Washington cor
respondent writes:
President Cleveland's speeches in
the West are causing much comment
and talk here, and several men have
boosted that, if they wished, they
could deliver to day the address
Cleveland intends to make in Allan
ia, or any of the Southern towns he
proposes to visit. For two weeks be.
fore the President left this city he
used an immense amount of writing
paper. Together with his private
secretary, lie spent many hours of the
night and day writing either at his
desk in the White House or at Red
Top. About four or five days before
he left for the now famous trip, a
large amount of manuscript cam every
secretly into the Government Print
ing Office. About the time the Pres
ident's annual message comes to the
Government Printing Office, a select
force of printers are summoned by
the Public Printer and sworn to Sec
recy, then pieces of the message are
given to each one, and the proofs are
taken, handed to The Public Printer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
A Home for Weak Lunged People

We publish the card of Mr.. Ride.
out. proprietor of Satulah Hou Sc, of
Highlands, Western North Carolina.
this week. Mr.. Rideout has been a
resident of Highlands for several
years and has erected one of the
most comfortable houses in the town,
where boa riders can find pleasant
quarters for winter or summer resi-.
dence. We know of no climate so
conducive to the health and comfort
of persons afflicted with weakness of
the lungs, or whose constitutional
vigor is unequal to the trying winter
and spring weather of this and lati.
tudes further north. Mr.. Rideout
and family are originally from Maine
and tried the climate of Florida IA
years, which failing health induced
them to change for Highlands, N. G.
We have a personal acquaintance
with Mr.. Rideout and can assure
those who make his house their home
for a season they will not fail to be
satisfied, if their wants are anywhere
within reason.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07

Subscribers, please examine
your address on the margin of this
paper. The date in connection with
address marks the month and year to
which the subscription is paid. We
are always in need of some money to
keep business going. as cash has to
be paid for all our material. Please
send us the small amount due when
you have figured it up. 1t will only
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any thing to you but in the aggregate
quite sum to US. Please do not
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
Wretched, Indeed.

Are those whom q confirmed tendency to bill
iousness, subject to the various and changefu
symptoms indicative of liver complaint. Nausea
sick headache. constipation. furred tongue. an
unpleasant breath. duh or sharp pain in the
neighborhood OF the affected ergan. impurity OF
the blood and loss of appel ite signalize it as the
most distressing, as it is one Of the most com
mon. of maladies. There Is. however. benign
specific for the disease and all its unpleasant
manifestations 1t is the concurrent testimony
of the public and the medical profession, thai
Host etter's Stomach Bitters is q medicine which
achieves results speedily felt through and benign
Besides rectifying liver disorder, 1t invigorates
the feeble. conquers kidney and bladder com
plants and hastens the convalescence Of thoss
recovering from enfeebling diseases. Moreover.
it is the grand specific for fever and argue.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
Death of Squire Cummings.

James Cummings who resides at
Pilottown in the Eight district was
found dead in bed on Monday morn.
ing last. The deceased had been in
his usual good health the day pre-
vious and retired apparently in per-
feet health. When breakfast was
ready a small boy living with the
family was sent up TO wake Mr.
Cummings, and soon returned saying
he could not wake him. Jno. L.
Crothers, school teacher, who boards
with the family said he would wake
up the Squire, but soon returned
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
Funds for the Anarchists Defense,

Funds for the Anarchists Defense.
Outside of Chicago there is a great
demand for petition blanks, and
thousands of copies have been sent
to many cities and towns in Iowa,
Colorado, California, Missouri, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York and other
states. New York alone will furnish
some so 900 signatures to the petit
ton, while in Boston great many
signatures of prominent citizens will
be obtained. In Chicago the number
OF signatures is large, most of the
various labor organizations having
signed the petition. The defense
fund of the Anarchists has been con.
siderably increased since the an
nouncement of the decision of the
Supreme Court. A subscription in
favor of the Anarchists has been
started in England. Gustav Beiz
says that during the last two weeks
the amount of money subscribed to
the defense fund by the German un-
ions of Chicago amounts to nearly
$4,000. The large cities of the
United States are expected to con,
tribute $4,000 during the present
month.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
Woman's Home Missionary Society

WOA40A AO40 4l0StOudTy 0OCl0Ly
The opening meeting of the fourth
annual convention of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the
Presbytery Of New Castle was held
September 9th, in the Pres
byterian church at Zion this county.
Addresses were delivered by Miss
Perely, of Utah, on the work in
Utah and by DR.. cambridge, of
Brooklyn on city evangilization
The following officers were elected to
serve during the ensuing y ear: Pres
ident, Mrs. Kate Malone, of Newark
DEL; corresponding secretary. Mrs
J. R. Milligan, of Zion; recording
secretary, Mrs. Southerd. ofNewark
DEL; treasurer, Mrs. DR.. Lafayette
Marks, of Wilmington; vice presi-
idents, Mrs. Leonora HUMPHREYS, of
Salisbury, Nd, Mrs. John Dana.
Milford, Del. Mrs. Henry Lindsey
Wilmington, Mrs. Geo. A. PAUL.
Delaware City. Mrs. A. S. Wharton
Dover, Del. Mrs. John W. McCul-
Tough, Colora Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07

from a three weeks visit to New
England friends, very much improv'
ed in health and looking as bright
and brisk as ever. He has on exhi-
bition at the Fair the Never-slip
Horse Shoe, and also the cork toed
shoe for tender footed horses; two
invaluable inventions to promote the
comfort of horses and with comfort
their usefulness and value.
The three card monte game was
played on Lewis Buchanan by sharps
at the circus in Elkton last week.
Buchanan was simple enough to bet
$3.50 on the game and of course lost.
He did NOT submit quietly and threat
ened to have the gamblers arrested,
when they gave him back 5000 of
the money. Why the sharpers
weren't arrested by tie officers as
soon as they showed their gaming
outfit is the question that ought to
be answered.
Guns. cunning coats. game bags,
shells, powder and shot at Hsines &
Kinks. o7.8t
Allen D. Jones, son of William j.
Jones, Esq, one of the leading lay.
yers of the Elkton bar, and Miss 81.
Angelina Marshall, daughter of DR..
George W. Marshall of Milford, Del
were married in the Presbyterian
Church in that town on Thursday
29th of September. Only the friends
of the two families were present.
Their future residence will be at
Ridley Park.
Young Gregory who was shot by
John Shippers while in the act of
robbing the latter's store at Calvert,
died of his wounds in Elkton Jail on
Friday last. Soon after his death
his father arrived from New York,
where he is engaged in the hardware
business. The young man left home
last February and deliberately took
up with a gang of burglars.
Five men returned to Curtis CAM
eron's barn on Thursday where
young Gregory had been left, in
search of their lost comrade. They
were unmolested and went away az
ter their fruitless search.
Mrs. Butler gave reading exhi-
bition at Porters Grove Church on
Saturday night last, on which occa-
sion the regulation row was kicked
up. S. B. Mccullough was badly
beaten by Tom Smith. A party were
on the outside who had liberal sup.
ply of Texas whiskey. The row once
started the di turbance spread and
finally broke up the meeting. McCul.
Tough sued Smith for assault and
battery before Squire Cummings but
the Magistrate died before the case
was brought to trial.
The proceeds of the meeting were
eleven dollars and seventy-6ve cents,
the reader receiving one half.
Have you seen the fastest improve.
ments in cook and room stoves, this
fall. If not call at the hardware
store of Haines & Kinks. o7-8t
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
The Harlan Reunion.

The two hundreth anniversary of
the Harlan family At New Castle
Del. was celebrated last week at
Bingham Park.
Enoch L. Harlan Of Rising Sun
represented this county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
Struck by an Express Train.

VIM. Mcbride, a night Waterman
at the B. & o. r. r. station in Will
mington, Del, was struck by an ex
press train Tuesday evening, and
sustained injuries which will prob
ably result fatally. His head was ter.
ribly cut and his left arm fractured
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-30

A rich old speculator imagined that he
knew about art, whereas he was an ig-
noramus in regard to everything, in fact,
except in making money. This old fraud
determined to make valuable present to
his son-in-law, who was preacher.
1t was suggested to him that an old
painting representing Daniel in the
Lions Den" would be very appropriate,
so an order was given to painter to pro-
duce the work of art. II was almost
finished when the old speculator was
called to inspect it. II represented a
cross section of the den with Daniel walk
ing about among the lions. When the
old man saw the picture, he refused to
take il. He insisted that if Daniel was
in the den neither he nor the lions could
be seen, and the artist had to cover Dan
and the lions with thick coat of black
paint.
When the son-in-law was presented
with the picture he was somewhat dazed
to know what it represented.
1T represents Daniel IN the Lions
Den, replied the art critic,
"But ! don't see either Of them"
"That makes no difference. They are
in there. Isaw 'em myself. From the
German.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-30
Fire in . Hungarian Village.

To any one who knows what Hunga-
rian villages are like, the marvel is not so
much that they should be burned occa-
Eionally as that they should not be con.
sumed by fire oftener. The Magyar is
not in reality the semi-O Oriental cavalier
be is sometimes imagined TO be. But he
does keep at least one memorial of the
fact that he is the son of Arpad. His
village has been compared to the camp of
o regiment Of light cavalry. 1t consists
of two immense rows of wooden huts,
planted side by side, perhaps for miles;
for some of these Alfold ''villages' con-
tain 10000 or 10000 people. The tarred
and painted cottages, thatched with straw
and baked by the fierce summer sun Of
the great plain, burn like tinder when
they once catch fire. It might be worth
while for the Magyar government to dis
tribute supply Of chemical fire extin-
guishers in their country towns, for water
ON some parts of this dry and treeless
plain is only to be got from deep wells
and artificial reservoirs, and is almost as
precious a commodity as in the South
African veldt.-St. James Gazette.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-30
Anxious for the Blessing.

SoAe of the Indians of Mexico have
queer ideas about religion. A correspon-
dent Of The Boston Herald tells how q
parish priest was puzzled not long ago by
q query put TO him by Indian parish
ioners bringing wooden crosses TO be
blessed, they invariably asking him to
bless "the heart Of the cross" That
phrase, 1.-THE heart of the cross, sur
prised him, and finally he contrived to
get hold Of one Of the crosses brought to
him for blessing, and found in the in
terror hollow, in which was a small
owl, the sacred bird, the tecolote Of the
Aztecs. Then he knew why the Indians
had been 30 anxious that the heart Of the
cross should receive the blessing. IL is
q sort Of 'good Lord, good DEVIL re-
igion the Indians have. They wish TO
be on the right side Of the Christian
Deity, and, at the same time, Ito keep
Solid" as the phrase is, with their
ancient divinities.-New York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-30
Patent once Fisures.

Until one goes through the twenty nine
examining divisions Of the Patent office,
and takes at least glance at its 1856
classes Of subjects, subdivided into over
5000 sub-classes, but little conception can
be had of the diversified subjects of in
vention to be seen there, or Of the inn
mense amount Of labor that must neces-
sarily be bestowed upon their examina-
ton before patent can be issued, as no
part of device can conflict with some
body else's device. The number of per.
sons employed in these divisions and the
cost of examining and keeping the run"
of over 5000 sub-classes Of devices, in
round numbers are: Persons employed,
263; cost per annum Of running the di-
visions, 1919, 100. 1t costs for photo
graphing or otherwise producing plates
of these devices for The Patent Office Off
cial Gazette, for five years ending 1885,
s183, ,6s6.5s, and for producing copies Of
drawings of the weekly issue Of patents,
designs, trade marks and pending appli-
cations, and for the reproduction Of ex-
hausted copies, for the same period,
s36s, ,s72. 2.13.-Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-30
Methods Of the Chinese Dentist.

DIR. A. NJ. Dudley, of Salem, Mass,
read a paper on "Chinese Dentistry"
which was listened to by 1875 dentists.
DR.. Dudley showed the Chinese dentists
kit of tools, which were very primitive
in design, and which DIR. Dudley said
had been in use for 5000 years. The
principal tooth pulling instrument was a
thin piece Of iron about four inches in
length, with circular hole in one end
one-half inch in diameter.
II the patients tooth could be encircled
with this instrument the dentist got what
leverage he could and forced the tooth
out at the risk Of breaking the jawbone.
Before trying to pull tooth. however,
the Chinese have a habit of digging
around the gums with wooden spatulas,
In order to loosen the aching molar. The
patient is deluded by superstition that
the ache in tooth Is caused by worms.
In order to deceive the sufferer into a
belief in this story small worms are
pasted underneath strips Of paper upon
the spatulas. THE manipulation Of the
teeth with these pieces of wood wears of
the paper, and the worms come out into
the patients mouth. The duties Of Q
Chinese dentist are not confined to pull.
ing teeth, however. He is often called
upon to scrape out the mouth of his pa
tent with piece Of horn. Three cents
pays the Chinese dentists bill. The To-
cality in Hong Kong where dentists most
do congregate is called Devils Row.
Chinese tooth powder is made of
ground tarantula, dragons eyes, and
horses sweat. The Chinese dentist never
removes the lime deposit from a tooth.
He is aware that this deposit materially
assists in the decay of teeth.
DR.. Dudley showed some very credit
able specimens of Chinese false teeth, set
into wooden plates. He also exhibited
two teeth made of solid gold fastened to
gold plate, which had been made by a
Chinese dentist, and worn in the mouth
of a queen in the Cannibal Islands. The
sets Of artificial teeth worn by married
women are dyed black in order to make
the woman as unattractive as possible to
every man but her husband.